India successfully conducted two successive tests of the short-range Pralay ballistic missile — which has a strike range of 150 to 500 km — from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on July 28 and 29.

Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Pralay is a state-of-the-art, quasi-ballistic, surface-to-surface missile engineered for high-precision strikes in conventional battlefield scenarios.

It has a strike range between 150 and 500 kilometres and is designed specifically to defeat missile interceptor systems.

The missiles precisely followed the intended trajectory and reached the target point with pin-point accuracy meeting all the test objectives.

All subsystems performed as per expectations, which were verified using test data captured by various tracking sensors deployed by Integrated Test Range (ITR), including instruments deployed on ship positioned near the designated impact point.

Equipped with a solid-fuel rocket motor and advanced navigation and avionics, Pralay can change its trajectory mid-flight, making it highly resistant to interception.

The missile can carry conventional warheads weighing between 350 and 700 kilograms and is designed to strike command centres, logistics hubs, and enemy airbases with high accuracy.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, the Armed Forces and the Industry for the successful flight-tests. The missile equipped with modern technologies will give further technological boost to the Armed Forces against threats, he said.

In a post on X, the Office of the Defence Minister said, “The @DRDO_India has conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of Pralay Missile on 28th and 29th July 2025 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha.”

Pralay has a twin-launcher system, mounted on a high-mobility vehicle, enabling rapid deployment along active borders.

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